Cowgirls Cruise Past TCU, Qualify For National Indoors

Sunday, January 29

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January 29, 2017 | Cowgirl Tennis

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STILLWATER – The fifth-ranked Oklahoma State women's tennis team recorded its fifth consecutive shutout to open the spring season, as the Cowgirls dropped Big 12-foe TCU, 4-0, to advance to qualify for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoor Championships for a fourth straight year.

"TCU came and played here last year and they brought a lot of the same girls back this year, so it definitely had the feel of a conference match," head coach Chris Young said. "It was a big match for us and that's what we need early in the season. We need to be able to put some girls in some different situations and they faced some adversity today, which is what they needed. It's really important to do that to find out what you're made of and what you can rely on when things get tough."

In doubles play, the Cowgirls claimed the all-important point for the fifth time in as many matches Saturday, using wins on courts two and three to put it away.

The tandem of Katarina Adamovic and Viktoriya Lushkova struck first, dropping TCU's Alexis Pereira and Aleksandra Zenovka, 6-1. TCU's 16th-ranked pair of Olaya Garrido-Rivas and Donika Bashota were able to best OSU's Carla Tur Mari and Vladica Babic on court one, but Sofia Blanco and Aliona Bolsova secured the point for the Cowgirls with a 6-2 win over Seda Arantekin and Caroline Wagner on court two.

"It's nice to be able to face some adversity and still be able to win 6-1 and 6-2 in the sets," Young said. "I think that people that watch us now are sometimes shocked when it takes us more than 20 minutes to win the doubles point. I think it was a situation where we had to battle through some things. This match was just tougher than the others that we've had so far, and that's a credit to TCU."

Adamovic was the first Cowgirls to claim victory in the ensuing singles action, as the senior cruised to a win over Donika Bashota on court two, 6-1, 6-0. The win brings Adamovic's total to 10 for the season and improves her to 3-0 in dual matches this year.

"TCU really showed up today and they pushed us," Adamovic said. "We got challenged in a couple different spots, but I think that was good for us."

Her victory was followed up by sophomore Sofia Blanco just moments later, as the Argentine dropped Caroline Wegner in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. The win was Blanco's 13th of the season and her third consecutive win in dual matches.

Aliona Bolsova was the one who provided Oklahoma State with its clinching point, as she was able to pull away from Garrido-Rivas in a back-and-forth second set to win, 6-3, 6-4. The win was the 14th of the year for the freshman, tying her with sophomore Katarina Stresnakova for the team high.

Next up for the Cowgirls is their road trip of the season when they travel east to take on Tulsa next Sunday. That match is currently scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

No. 5 Oklahoma State 4, TCU 0
Jan. 29, 2017 | Stillwater, Okla. | Greenwood Tennis Center

Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 1, 2)
C1: No. 16 Garrido-Rivas/Bashota (TCU) def. No. 11 Babic/Tur Mari (OSU), 6-2
C2: No. 58 Blanco/Bolsova (OSU) def. Arantekin/Wegner (TCU), 6-2
C3: Adamovic/Lushkova (OSU) def. Pereira/Zenovka (TCU), 6-1

Singles (Order of finish: 2, 5, 4)
C1: No. 11 Viktoriya Lushkova (TCU) vs. No. 75 Seda Arantekin (TCU), 6-1, 5-3, unf.
C2: No. 68 Katarina Adamovic (OSU) def. Donika Bashota (TCU), 6-1, 6-0
C3: No. 29 Vladica Babic (OSU) vs. No. 115 Marie Norris (TCU), 6-1, 2-6, 1-1, unf.
C4: Aliona Bolsova (OSU) def. Olaya Garrido-Rivas (TCU), 6-4, 6-3
C5: No. 106 Sofia Blanco (OSU) def. Caroline Wegner (TCU), 6-2, 6-1
C6: Katarina Stresnakova (OSU) vs. Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU), 6-7, 3-2, unf.